A TROUGH AND COLD FRONT ARE TRIGGERING ISOLATED SHOWERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S SOUTH EAST, WHILE A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PUSHING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ONSHORE WINDS OVER NORTHEAST QUEENSLAND. THE HIGH IS KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY IN TASMANIA, VICTORIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES.

LOOKING AROUND THE COUNTRY ...

QUEENSLAND WILL BE MOSTLY DRY, WARM AND SUNNY WITH LIGHT WINDS.

SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN NEW SOUTH WALES' SOUTH AND EAST, MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY IN THE NORTHEAST.

IN VICTORIA SHOWERS ARE PREDICTED IN THE RANGES AND THE SOUTH, WITH WARM CONDITIONS AHEAD OF A MILD WESTERLY CHANGE.

RAINFALL IN TASMANIA'S WEST IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD IN THE EVENING AHEAD OF A COOLER CHANGE.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA WILL SEE SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHEAST, WITH HOT CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH. NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COOL CHANGE.

OVER TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WIND AND SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH VERY HOT AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH.

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY WILL BE CLOUDY IN THE NORTH, MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE SOUTH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW'S FORECAST FOR THE CAPITAL CITIES...

POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS IN BRISBANESUNNY IN SYDNEYCLEARING SHOWERS IN MELBOURNEINCREASING SUNSHINE IN HOBART AND ADELAIDECLEARING THUNDERSTORMS IN PERTHAND MOSTLY SUNNY IN DARWIN

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